Cheb Mami
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Ahmed Khelifati Mohamed (Arabic: أحمد خليفاتي محمد, aḥmad khalīfātī muḥammad) better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب مامي, shābb māmī), (born in Saïda, Algeria on 11 July 1966) is an Algerian raï singer. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and French.
Beginnings
Cheb Mami was born in Graba-el-wed (Arabic: غربة الواد), a populous quarter of Saïda (Arabic: سعيدة), Algeria. Located 170 kilometres south of Oran, the city of Saida is on the high mesas of southwestern Algeria.
Career
It was in 1985 that Mami came to Paris and found his musical niche.
He was in military service for two years in Algeria but was an entertainer on army bases. After that, in May 1989, Mami returned to Paris at the Olympia, rejuvenating raï music. He also toured the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Scandinavia and England.
Mami's music is a blend of Mediterranean and Western influences including Turkish, Flamenco and Greek music as well as Latin music. His voice is tinged with Andalusian accents, and his music is an amalgamation of the traditional and the modern styles of singing and creation of music.
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ALBUMS
- Layali released: 2006
- Du sud au nord released: 2003
- Dellali released: 2001
- Meli meli released: 1998
- Douni El Bladi released: 1996
- Saïda released: 1994
- Let Me Raï released: 1990
- Prince of Raï released: 1989
- Very Best of released:
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Ma Vie 2 Fois
by: Cheb Mamiinti dhorri winti dwa
yalli galbi aleek inkwa
loo kaan ineesh ma vie 2 fois
jamais je n'aurrai marre de toi
weenik ya teer, ya teer, ya mesk il jenna
weenik ya ghzal, ya ghzal, li maak nitt henna
blebik ya teer, ya teer, wihyati morra
waalik ingheer, ingheer, winkhaaf min il ghadra
oo maak ya ghzali, tehlali, ma neshbaa'sh shil hadra
nehwak ya dellal, dellali, ya chebba ya adra
galbi sgheer,wee gheer, ala walou yetnaw